Process of making illuminated wall-papers and the like.



Aiienarunmenr, F NEWARK, NEW W LL PABER co..-oF NEW YORK,

JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO GLEDHILL 'Y.,' A (,7o,RP0RA rIoN or NEW YORK.

PROcE ss'or- MAKINGILLUMINAITIED WALL-PAPERS AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 29, 1906.

Application 519a September 22.1905. Serial No. 279.688.

Ion/ll whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT C. KNIGHT, a

tcitizen of-the United States, and a resident got Newark, the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Processes of @Making- Illuminated Wall-Papers and the tints and high lights, is -40 Like,

. pr da colors used for oniinary printing from t of which the following is a specification. My invention relates to a process of reparing illuminated wall-paper hangings, orderspand ceilings, and has for its particular object to permit of the shading of the various designs and blending and raising the hues to the desired tints.-

Forthis purpose my process consists, essentially, in printing the designs in the darkest or richest shades of colors and then blending and'raising the hues to lighter tints by washing out the pigment through stencils and manipulating the colors to produce the desired results.

In carrying out my invention I prefer to take the unprinted paper which is to' become the finished wall-paper and first treat it with a mixture of starch, water, and linseedoil stained with the colors desired, forming thereon either a uniform or multicolored background, as may be desired, and then allow the paper to dry.. ['pon the paper thus epared I print the desired designs in the r est or richest shades of the colors wantulp ree to ten per cent. of linseed-oil. The printed design is then allowed to thoroughly dry, after which a stencil conforming to tion of the paper which it desired to alter, as by blending of the colors arid producing placed upon said papr so as to leave exposed the said portion. This portion is then workgd by means of a moist sponge or other suitable means, such as a brush or cloth, the higher tints and higher ed, adding, preferably, to the sizedlights being formed by washing out through :under t said stencil and the various blends by rubblng together the colors one into the other .until the desired effects are obtained. After the tinting and blending have been completed I prefer to print an outline of the design, so as to form a binding for the several partsof the pattern in such a manner that any im erfection caused by water running e edge of the stencil or otherwise will, be covered and the whole present a the pore smooth and finished appearance I prefer to rintthis binding by means of the ordinary iiand-block,'or I may run the paper again through the usual printing-press.

To sum up, it willbe seen that my process consists of the following steps: coating the unprinted paper with a mixture of starch, water, and linseed-oil stained with colors as desired, allowing this coating to dry, then printing upon the paper thus prepared the designs inthe darkest or richest col'= rs, to which three to ten per cent. of linseedi] has been added, then when this is dry washing out and blending the various colors by rubbing with a moistened sponge through proper stencils, and, finally, printing an outline, binding the several parts of the pattern in such a manner that any imperfection caused by water running underthe'edge of the stencil or otherwise will be covercdand the whole present a smooth and finished appearance.

Having thus described my process, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is v 1. The herein-described process for producing illuminated wall-paper hangin s and the like,consisting in printing upon the paper the desired designs in the darkest and richest colors desired and then producing the high lights and various blends by washing out and rubbing together the colors through suitable stencils.

2. The herein-described process for producing illuminated wallpaper hangings and the like, consisting in printing upon said paper a suitable background; then rinting upon this background the designs int edarkest and richest colors desired and finally producing the highlights and various blends by washing out and rubbing together the colors through suitable stencils.

3. The herein-described process for producing illuminated wall-paper hangings and the like, consisting in printing upon said per a suitable background; then rinting upon this background the designs int edarkest and richest colors desired, producing the high lights and various blends by washing out and rubbing together the colors through suitable stencils; and finally printing an outline binding the designs 4. The herein-described process for producing illuminated wall-paper hangings and the like, consisting in coating the unprinted IO washing out and rubbing together the colors paper with a mixture of starch, water and linseed-oil stained'm'th the colors desired and allowing this coating to dry forming a background; then rinting upon the paper thus prepared the esired designs in the darkest an richest shades of color desired using the sized-pulp colors as for ordinary printing and to which linseed-oil has beenadded; producy mg the high lights and various blends through suitable stencils; and finally print ing an outline binding the designs.

Signed at borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 20th day of Septemher, A, D. 1905. v

' ALBERT C. KNIGHT. \Vitnesses:

KNEELAND MOORE, L. 'WILLINsKY. 

